The opening statement of Assassin’s Creed, which appears as every game starts, has also been changed.

It now reads: “Inspired by historical events and characters, this work of fiction was designed, developed, and produced by a multicultural team of various beliefs, sexual orientations, and gender identities.”

The second half of the statement has been altered slightly, it used to say: “designed, developed, and produced by a multicultural team of various religious faiths and beliefs.”

Wynert’s gender is never referenced in-game, Côté hopes players to form their own opinions about him.

Syndicate isn’t the only triple-A title to feature a transgender character as of late.

We’d love to see a similar character in the upcoming Mass Effect: Andromeda, which is due in Q4 2016.

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate will release on October 23 for PS4 and Xbox One, the PC edition will follow on November 19.

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